Existing law provides that, unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and records of a state or local governmental entity are required to be open at all times during office hours for the public to inspect, copy or receive a copy thereof. (NRS 239.010) Section 1 of this bill prohibits a governmental entity from entering into a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement unless the information required to be kept confidential is otherwise made confidential pursuant to state or federal law.
Section 2 of this bill declares that a record that pertains to a predecisional or deliberative process between a governmental entity and a private person or entity concerning a rule, ordinance or regulation which the governmental entity is considering adopting is a public record.